BBC Sport app launches for iOS in the UK, Android version promised 'soon'

Just in the nick of time for the F1 season starting in March, not to mention this year's other imminent sporting pleasures, an all-new BBC Sport has landed at the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Its creators promise it'll deliver the latest scores, stats, news and analysis, all mixed in with commentary from Radio 5 Live and on-demand video highlights to help bring events to life. If you're in the UK, check it out for free at the source link. An Android version is also in the works, but as to whether it'll get here in time for the Six Nations rugby next month is anyone's guess.

Arriving in time for a busy start to the 2013 sporting calendar, the app's customisable menu allows you to keep up with your favourite sporting events – from breaking football transfer news and gossip, to live text coverage of the Premier League, Rugby Union Six Nations championship and the upcoming F1 season.

A new mobile football live scores section has been introduced allowing you to follow the action, whether you're at the match or out and about. It provides a league-by-league overview of the latest scores and goal scorers at a glance, with dedicated match pages for more in-depth information, bringing together starting line-ups, match stats, live text commentary and the post-game report.

In addition, a new fixtures and results section has been developed to help you keep on top of all the major UK and international football competitions, by simply selecting any day in the season from the app's calendar. There's also easy access to live streams from Radio 5 Live and Radio 5 Live Sports Extra for even more great sports coverage.

Other features, including live and on-demand video highlights, and an application for Android devices will be introduced soon.

The rapid growth of smartphones over the last few years has made mobile a particularly important platform for BBC Sport audiences. Mobile devices account for a third of BBC Sport's total traffic, rising to over 40% at weekends and peaking at 45% on Saturday afternoons, as the nation accesses the final scores from wherever they may be.

Lucie McLean, Executive Product Manager for Sport, BBC Future Media said: "Through the huge success of the Olympics we know that audiences love to access sport services through both mobile browser and apps. The new BBC Sport app builds on the success of London 2012 to give users an even easier way to get the content they love, whether it's checking out how their team got on, following live text updates on the day's sporting action or catching up with the latest news."

The Apple iOS app can be downloaded from the iTunes app store: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bbc-sport/id377388936?mt=8